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Americans want government to promote good health — sometimes
Los Angeles TimesDoes the government have a role to play in preventing childhood obesity, helping smokers quit and heading off chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease? Yes, according to survey results published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. Two...Tags: Heart Disease, Weight, Family, Obesity, Health
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Weight Discrimination: Obesity Presents More Than Just Health Problems
If you're obese (and chances of that are pretty good in America right now), your odds of being found guilty in a jury trial are higher than if you're skinny. If you're an obese woman, things in court can be even uglier. And you do not want to be labeled...
Tags: Civil Rights, Weight, Addiction, Justice System, Politics
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Briefs: Harvard Health Letters
Premium Health News ServiceDIGITAL TABLETS MAKE READING EASIER Do you have to squint or reach for your reading glasses every time you pick up a book? Switching to an iPad, Kindle, or other digital tablet could help you read more quickly and easily, according to a study presented...Tags: Heart Disease, Aerobics, Women's Health, Arthritis, Apple iPad
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Letters: All hail the nanny in chief
Re "On the front lines of firearms debate," March 29 The National Rifle Assn. and others on the right may criticize New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the "nanny in chief," but he is on to something. Look around you: Most people are overweight or...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Weight, Health Insurance Cost, Same-Sex Marriage, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A tax on overweight airline passengers: a brutal airline policy
When teensy-weensy Samoa Airlines debuted its pay-by-the-kilo policy in January, I doubt it expected to set off an international controversy about fat discrimination. But that’s what happened when news seeped out this week after the airline&...Tags: ABC (tv network), Polynesia, Weight, Periodicals, Trips and Vacations
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Bacteria may provide some of gastric bypass surgery's boost
In the latest of a slew of studies examining the role of the so-called microbiome -- the mix of microscopic critters that colonize our bodies and our environment -- in human health, Harvard researchers said Wednesday that part of the reason that Roux-en-Y...
Tags: Weight, Weight Loss, Obesity, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Looking for a fitness buddy? Get a dog
ReutersZeus the pit bull helps his owner slog through interval training and military crawls, Goldie and her master enjoy Tai Chi together and Izzie the three-legged shih tzu can't hike up the mountain but she acts as a hand weight for her owner's bicep curl....Tags: Weight, Bow Wow, Pets, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Court listings: April 2
Brittany Ann Fischer, 25, of 2423 Railroad Ave., No. 1, DUI, first offense, fined $520 and sentenced to 60 days in jail with all of the jail sentence suspended; stop sign violation, charge dismissed; failure to maintain financial responsibility, charge...Tags: Weight, Prisons, Punishment, Fines, Drunk Driving
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Kids' menus are not healthy, nutrition group says
Ninety-one percent of thousands of children’s meals at the biggest restaurant chains don’t meet standards set by the National Restaurant Assn.’s own initiative for healthful kids’ meals, a study out Thursday from a nutrition...
Tags: Weight, Food Industry, Nutrition, Restaurants, Obesity
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Americans want government to promote good health -- sometimes
Does the government have a role to play in preventing childhood obesity, helping smokers quit and heading off chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease? Yes, according to survey results published Monday by the journal Health Affairs. Two...
Tags: Heart Disease, Weight, Family, Health, Obesity
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State Police safety dragnet in Baltimore takes 114 trucks off the road
One of every five commercial trucks pulled over in Baltimore by Maryland State Police inspectors during a two-day sweep this week was impounded for safety defects. In addition to the 114 defective trucks, 21 drivers were barred from driving for...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Vehicles, Weight, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Accidents
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Most restaurant kids' meals still horrible for kids, study finds
When you order a kids' meal at any restaurant, chances are you're not going to get a quinoa salad or grilled chicken with kale, hold the oil. Instead, you can bet on a basket of fried chicken fingers and fries or a bowl of macaroni and cheese. If anyone...Tags: Ice Cream, Weight, Ruby Tuesday Incorporated, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking
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